Can-rack



A. A. KRAMER" CAN RACK.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 3. 1920.

1,35 1,25 3. I Patnted Aug. 31,1920.

11v VENTOR v III.

' A TTORNE Y 1551mm filed May a, 1920. Serial m. 378,865.

and I do declare the following to be a full,

clear, and exact description of the invention,

such as will enable others skilled in the art L to which it appertainsto make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to vehicle tank construction and particularly toa can rack structure adapted to be associated with a vehicle tank.

The object of the invention is to provide an improved construction ofcan. rack whereby the cans may be easily introduced into therack and aseasily removed therefrom when the occasion demands. To this end theinvention consists in certain parts and combinations of parts, all ofwhich will be specificall referred to hereinafter, reference being ad tothe accompanying drawin s, in which I igure I is a perspective view of atank to which my invention is applied.

Fig. II is a sectional view thro'u h the side panel, showing the mannerof astening the same to close the side of the can rack, and 5 I Fig. IIIis a similar view with the panel in its open position.

l he tank 1 is provided with bolsters or cradles 2 in spaced relationalong the bottom of the tank. Secured to the bolsters are can racksupports 3 which are preferably fastened to the vertical flanges 4 ofthe bolsters 2, as clearly shownin Fig. III. The

. supports or brackets 3 may be angular in cross section and the topflanges 5 are adapted to support a board or-floor 6 which carries thelateral straps 7 fastened to the normally vertical straps 8 by pintles9, whereby'hinges are provided. The up-standing straps 8 carry a panel10 which may consist of sheet metal and the edges of the panel 10 arebent to provide right angularly projecting flanges 11 to receive thesplit tubes 12 whereby a bead is provided about the panel 10. v I I Theends of the can rack are shown as consisting ofv panels 13, having abouttheir perimeters laterally whereb pan-shaped lower ange of which ma besecured to the board of floor 6. The on s 13 are connected to the panels10 by chains 15, one end of each chain being fastened to an end of thepanel and the other end to the panel 10.

he chains are of such length that the panel 10, which constitutes a dooror gate, may only swmg a determined distance away from the tank 1 butfar enough to permit the easy removal of the cans from the rack.

The panel 10 may be held in a substantially vertical position tocooperate with the ends 13 to rovide a substantially rectangular can racby fastening devices connected to the flanges 14 and adapted to engagecomplementary devices on the panel 10. For example, the panel 10 isprovided with a forked, upstanding projection 16 adapted to be engagedby the link 17 pivoted to the Specification of Letters Eatent. PatentedAug. 31, 1920.,

dprojecting flanges 1 1 evices are formed, the

panel or gate in its locked position, it being understood that there areat least two ofthe loclliing devices, one at each end of the can rac aWhen it is desired to release the panel or gate so that it ma assume theposition shown in Fig. III, t e nut will be loosened, the link will bedrawn up to the position shown in Fig. III and the panel or gate mayswing outwardly to the limit permitted by the chain or flexibleconnection 15.

It will be seen from the foregoing that the device may be readilyapplied to existing types of tanks and that it will admirabl serve thepurpose for which it is intende What I claim and desire to secure byLetters-Patent is: v

1. In a vehicle tank construction, atank, bolsters supporting said tank,can brackets carried by the bolsters, a fioorboard carried by thebrackets, upstanding walls supported b the floor board, each wallcomprising a plate having right angularly projectin flanges and arrangedcrosswise of the boar I a side member extendin substantially the lengthof the floor boar and hingedly connected thereto, and means connectingthe side member to the upstanding walls.

2. In a vehicle tank construction, a tank, bolsters supporting saidtank, can brackets carried by the bolsters, a floor board carried by thebrackets, upstanding walls supported b the floor board, each wallcomprising a plate having right angularly projectln flanges and arrangedcrosswise of the boarxf, a side member extending substantially thelength of the floor board and hingedly connected thereto, meansconnecting the side member to the upstanding walls, said meanspermitting limited swin ing movement of the side member, and 100 ingmembers carried by the upstanding walls and removably engaging the sidemember.

n a tank construction, can rack 20 flanges, a side member connecte tothe floor 25 member, and locking devices carried by the upper flanges ofcertain of the walls and enga eable with parts on the side member.

11 testimony whereof I aflix 111 Si nature.

ANDREW A. K A ER.

